Browse "Adjective" Characters

Every character has an origin. Discover the pictographs, myths, and history behind each Chinese character — with pinyin, stroke order, HSK level, and audio pronunciation.

陌生

mò shēng

'陌生' is an adjective meaning 'unfamiliar' or 'st

防盗

fáng dào

防盗 (fáng dào) literally combines 防 (fáng, 't

闲散

xián sǎn

闲散 (xián sǎn) is an adjective describing a sta

清闲

qīng xián

清闲 (qīng xián) is an adjective describing a st

闭塞

bì sè

闭塞 literally combines 闭 (bì, 'to close') and

链式

liàn shì

‘链式’ (liàn shì) is an adjective meaning 'cha

违心

wéi xīn

违心 literally means 'to violate the heart' — com

违禁

wéi jìn

违禁 is an adjective meaning 'illegal' or 'prohibi

通达

tōng dá

通达 (tōng dá) is an elegant, somewhat formal ad

透明

tòu míng

透明 (tòu míng) literally combines 透 (tòu), me

冷透

lěng tòu

冷透 (lěng tòu) literally combines 冷 (‘cold’)

湿透

shī tòu

‘湿透’ (shī tòu) is an adjective meaning ‘soa

迅捷

xùn jié

迅捷 is an adjective meaning 'nimble and quick', e

迅猛

xùn měng

迅猛 is a compound adjective formed by combining

迅速

xùn sù

迅速 (xùn sù) is an adjective meaning 'swift' or

军用

jūn yòng

军用 (jūn yòng) is an adjective meaning 'for mil

活跃

huó yuè

活跃 (huó yuè) is an adjective meaning 'active',

体贴

tǐ tiē

‘体贴’ (tǐ tiē) is an adjective meaning 'consi

贴身

tiē shēn

贴身 (tiē shēn) literally means 'sticking to the

不豫

bù yù

‘不豫’ is a classical Chinese expression meaning

自豪

zìháo

自豪 (zìháo) means 'proud' when used as an adjec

豪放

háofàng

'Háofàng' describes a bold, unrestrained, and fr

豪迈

háomài

豪迈 (háomài) is an adjective describing a bold,

豪华

háohuá

豪华 (háohuá) is an adjective meaning 'luxurious

艳俗

yàn sú

'Yàn sú' (艳俗) is a compound adjective formed f

娇艳

jiāo yàn

‘娇艳’ is a compound adjective formed from 娇 (j

浓艳

nóng yàn

‘浓艳’ is an adjective describing colors that ar

艳阳

yàn yáng

‘艳阳’ literally combines ‘艳’ (yàn), meaning

艳丽

yàn lì

艳丽 (yàn lì) is an adjective meaning 'gorgeous'

恭谨

gōng jǐn

恭谨 (gōng jǐn) is an adjective meaning 'respect

严谨

yán jǐn

严谨 (yán jǐn) is an adjective meaning 'rigorous

谦和

qiān hé

谦和 (qiān hé) is an adjective describing a pers

谦恭

qiān gōng

谦恭 is an adjective meaning 'humble and respectfu

谦逊

qiān xùn

谦逊 (qiān xùn) is an adjective meaning 'modest'

无谓

wú wèi

'Wú wèi' literally combines 'wú' (without, lack

蛇形

shé xíng

‘蛇形’ (shé xíng) literally combines ‘snake’

亏心

kuī xīn

'亏心' literally means 'to lose heart' or 'to dama

谦虚

qiān xū

谦虚 is an adjective meaning 'modest' or 'humble',

虚伪

xū wěi

虚伪 (xū wěi) is an adjective meaning 'hypocriti

虚假

xū jiǎ

'虚假' (xū jiǎ) is an adjective meaning 'false',